Thomas Reiter and his fellow crew memebers onboard the ISS

The German ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter (centre) and his fellow crew members onboard the ISS during the Astrolab mission: the American Jeffrey N. Williams (right) and Russian cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov (left).

Thomas Reiter was the first European on a long-term mission to the ISS. The mission began on 4 July 2006 and ended on 22 December 2006.